Garment-hanger.



WILLIAM ARTHUR GRIFFITHS, OF HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

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1 of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, which can befolded in an unusual compact manner when not in use and to furtherprovide a 'lianger formed of a series of sections and having means in amanner. as hereinafter set forth, for -rigidly -maintaining the sectionsin position when extended and when folded.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a garment hanger whichis simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable,efficient and convenlent in its use, readily set u and comparativelyinexpensive to manu acture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the Scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views :'Figure 1 is a front elevation of agarment hanger in accordance with this invention, the hanger beingextended. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a hanger when extended. Fig. 3 isa top plan view of a hanger when folded.

Referring to the drawings in detail the hanger consists of a bodyportion 1, having hinged thereto a pair of foldable sections or members2, 3. The body portion 1 is arcuate and the members 2, 3, segmental incontour whereby when the members 2, 3,

are extended with respect to the body por tion 1 an arcuate support orhanger will be provided for the garment.

The member 2 is hinged to the member 1, as at 4, and the member 3 hingedtothe member 1 as at 5. The hinge connection between the member 2 andthe body portion 1 is on the opposite side of the body por-Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, T916.

Application filed Amie, 1915. Serial No. 20,127.

tion 1 with respect to that side on which is arranged a hinge connection5 for the member 3 and by such an arrangement the members 2, 3, arefolded to extend parallel with respect to opposite sides of the bodyportion 1. The body portion 1 at the top thereof is formed with alengthwise extending recess 6 which starts from one end of said bodyportion and terminates beyond the center thereof and the bottom wall of.said recess gradually inclines downward toward the inner end of therecess, as at 7. Extending across therrecess 7, at the inner endthereof, is a pin 8 and pivoted upon said pin 8 is the looped 10. Thehook 10 when shifted to the position shown in Fig. 1 is employed forsuspending the body portion 1. Each side of the body portion 1 has aseat, said seats being indicated at 11 and 11, and the said seats areout of alinement, and each side of the body portion 1 has pivotallyconnected therewith a hook, said hooks are indicated at 12 and 12, andone of said end 9 of the hook hooks projects from one endfof the bodyportion and the other of said hooks projects from the other end of thebody portion. The member 2 is provided on opposite sides with lateralprojecting eyes 13, 14, the former arranged in proximity to the outerend of the member and the latter in proximity to the inner end of themember. The member 3 is provided on lateral projecting sides withlateral projecting eyes 15, 16, the former is positioned in proximity tothe inner endof the member 3 and the latter in prox- 1 imity to theouter end thereof. When the members 2, 3, are extended with respect tothe body portion 1, the hook 12 engages in the eye 14 and the hook 12engages in the eye 15 under such conditions the members 2, 3, aremaintained in extended position.

When the members 2, 3, are folded so as to extend in parallelism withthe sides of the body portion 1, the eye 16 extends in the seat 11 andthe eye 13 extends in the seat 11. The hook 12 engages in the eye 16 andthe hook 12 engages in the eye 13 whereby the members 2, 3, aremaintained in a folded position with respect to the body portion 1. Whenthe members 2, 3, are folded the hook 10 is shifted down into the recess6.

What I claim is e A garment hanger comprising an arcuate body portion, asuspension hook carried thereby, a pair'of oppositely foldable andcurved members capable of being positioned parallel with opposite sidesof the body portion, means carried at each side at opposite ends of saidbody portion for hinging said members therewith, a laterally projectingeye secured to each side at opposite ends" of each member, a pivoted.hook carried by each side at opposite ends of said body portion and whenswung outwardly engaging in the eyes at the inner ends of said membersto maintain these latter extended to provide a continuation of the bodyportion and when swung inwardly engaging in the eyes at the outer endsof said members to maintain these latter in parallelism with each otherand with the body portion said bodyportion having each side near thepivot of a'hook provided with a seat to receive the eyes at the outerend. of the members when these latter are secured bythe hooks inparallelism.

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